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The Zephyr is not your usual aircraft.It only travels at 40mph, it is launched by hand and it is completely solar-powered. The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air traffic and adverse weather.So, what exactly is it used for? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.Subscribe here: http://…

What does bilingualism do to the brain? Are there benefits to speaking more than one language?Video from @bbcideas Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Bilingualism #BBCIdeas #BBCNewsBBC News

Two Israeli ministers have threatened to quit and collapse the governing coalition if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to a Gaza ceasefire proposal unveiled by US President Joe Biden on Friday.Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said they were opposed to striking any deal before Hamas was destroy…

The ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, has been hit by the worst election result since apartheid ended 30 years ago.With results from 99% of voting districts declared the ANC has 40%.This is a steep fall since the last election when it got 58%, and means it will have to share power with one or more parties.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For mo…

The US aerospace giant Boeing has delayed its first crewed flight. Liftoff was expected at 17:25 BST but was delayed for currently unknown issues. The Starliner's first voyage carrying astronauts to the International Space Station has been highly anticipated. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.c…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously announced the next general election will take place on 4 July.The UK is divided into 650 areas, called constituencies, and each of these elects one MP to represent local residents at Westminster.Most candidates represent a political party, but some stand as independents.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor …

In a bid to cut screen time and endless scrolling, a rising number of people in the US are ditching smartphones for more basic handsets. Could we be seeing the return of the ‘dumbphone’?This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/n…

The South African party ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, has been hit with its worst election result since apartheid ended 30 years ago.With results from 99% of voting districts declared the ANC has 40%.This is a steep fall since the last election when it got 57%, and means it will have to share power with one or more parties.ANC leaders are prepar…

US President Joe Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying that "it's time for this war to end".The three-part proposal would begin with a six-week ceasefire in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza.There would also be a "surge" of humanitarian aid, as well…

President Biden has set out a peace proposal and ceasefire offer from Israel that he said could end the war in Gaza. Mr Biden urged both Hamas and Israel's leaders to accept the deal, saying those in Israel who wanted "indefinite war" must change their minds. He outlined a three-phase proposal, that would begin with an immediate six week ceasefire.…

Donald Trump has confirmed he will appeal against his historic conviction in his New York trial in remarks at Trump Tower. The former US President was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his trial on Thursday. He claims his prosecution was politically orchestrated and that the trial was "rigged". "We're going to be appealin…

US President Joe Biden has outlined a new Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying "it's time for this war to end". He has set out a three-stage roadmap - involving a six-week ceasefire that would become permanent and then the rebuilding of Gaza with international assistance. Biden has urged Hamas to "take the deal", while also pressing…

Thousands of NHS cancer patients in England are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment using vaccines to fight their disease. Thirty hospitals so far have signed up to the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad. It is designed to match patients with forthcoming trials using mRNA technology, as found in current Covid jabs. The vaccines are d…

US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region, US officials have said.One official said his team had been directed to ensure Ukraine was able to use US weapons for "counter-fire purposes" to "hit back at Russian forces hitting them or preparing to h…

How realistic is sim racing and are we about to see gamers jump into F1 cars for real? F1 reserve driver Liam Lawson has sat down with BBC Newsbeat to talk about how realistic F1 games like EA's latest title, F1 24, really are and what it's like when F1 drivers and sim racers go head-to-head. He also delves into life living in the UK and the odd co…

Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic criminal trial in New York. He will be sentenced on 11 July and could face prison. It is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. He is accused of concealing a payment made by his former lawyer to buy the ex-adult fi…

Claudia Sheinbaum is the current front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election - which would make her the country's first ever woman to take on the role.With her closest rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, also a woman, and the only man in the presidential race a distant third, Mexico is almost certainly set to break centuries of male domination of the country…

Donald Trump has been convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his historic criminal trial in New York. 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict - it is the first time a former or serving US president has been convicted of a crime. He will be sentenced on 11 July - the former president could face pr…

After a trial lasting more than five weeks, Donald Trump has been convicted of falsifying business records in the first criminal trial of a former president.It is the first time in history that a former US president has been convicted of a crime.The 12 jurors deliberated for two days before reaching a unanimous verdict - the court heard from 22 wit…

It's more than a century since Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, and his totalitarian regime, swept to power. His rule was marked by brutal repression - and when Mussolini allied with Hitler's Germany, thousands were sent to their deaths during the Holocaust. Italy's current government is led by the Brothers of Italy party, which has roots…

A mayoral candidate in the Mexican state of Guerrero has been shot dead in the latest attack on an aspiring politician, ahead of this weekend's elections.Alfredo Cabrera, who was running for mayor in the town of Coyuca de Benítez, was killed by a gunman at a campaign rally.The run-up to the vote, in which a new president as well as members of the l…

The counting of the votes has started in what is seen as South Africa's most closely fought elections since the African National Congress came to power 30 years ago.Wednesday's election saw long lines of voters outside polling stations late into the night across the country.The key issues for voters were widespread corruption in government, high le…

Israel's military has taken control of the buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning that Israel now controls Gaza's entire land border.A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces said about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found within the zone.Egyptian TV quoted sources denying …

A Hong Kong court has found 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion and acquitted two in the biggest national security case.They are among 47 who were charged in 2021 with trying to “overthrow” the government by organising an unofficial election.Their arrest marked the biggest crackdown under the National Security Law imposed by China in 2020.B…

After a trial lasting more than five weeks, a New York judge has instructed a jury to make a historic decision: whether Donald Trump is guilty or not guilty of a crime. The former president has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.Deliberations bega…

A joint European-Japanese satellite has launched to measure how clouds influence the climate. Some low-level clouds are known to cool the planet, others at high altitude will act as a blanket. The Earthcare mission will use a laser and a radar to probe the atmosphere to see precisely where the balance lies. It's taken fully 20 years to get Earthcar…

Temperatures have crossed 50C (120F) in parts of northern and central India as the country grapples with extreme heatwave conditions. Indian summers, which extend from March to September, are usually hot and humid.But the weather department in India has said the country is likely to experience longer and more intense heatwaves this year. BBC weathe…

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted on charges of insulting the monarchy, the country’s attorney-general has said. The controversial political leader, who returned to Thailand last year after 15 years in exile, is being charged over an interview he gave to a Korean newspaper nine years ago.In that interview he had a…

South Africans are voting in the most pivotal election since the racist system of apartheid ended in 1994. More than 27 million people are registered to cast their ballots in a poll that highlights growing political fragmentation after 30 years of democracy. A record 70 parties and 11 independents are contesting an election that will see South Afri…

Israel has denied launching a deadly air strike on a camp of displaced people in al-Mawasi, on the coast west of Rafah, on Tuesday. The strike followed mounting international pressure on Israel in the wake of Sunday's air strike in Rafah which killed at least 45 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, which Israel called a "tragic misha…

Close to 2,000 children have been injured or killed in Ukraine since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion. Child psychologists report a "catastrophic" surge in young people across the country struggling with symptoms that include panic attacks and depression. Right across Ukraine, young people are experiencing loss, fea…

It’s been a long day for the 18 jurors at Donald Trump's trail in New York, who could be held back a further four hours to listen to closing arguments from the prosecution. Prosecutor Joshua Steinglass said his flawed star witness is a "tour guide" to evidence, and that it doesn't matter if jurors ''want to go into business with Michael Cohen". Tru…

Israeli ground troops are reported to have advanced into the heart of the southern Gazan city of Rafah.Journalists and witnesses there say Israeli tanks have seized control of a key roundabout in the centre of the city.The Israeli military has said it is investigating the possibility that weapons stored in a nearby compound caught fire after an Isr…

Jasmine used in perfume by two major beauty companies was picked by children, the BBC can reveal.An investigation into last summer’s perfume supply chains found flowers picked in fields where we saw children working were ending up in the supply chains for global brands L’Oréal and Estée Lauder.All the luxury perfume brands claim to have zero tolera…

Indian Administered Kashmir has seen its highest voter turnout in more than three decades. Elections are normally boycotted, seen as a way for the Indian government to legitimise control over the region. These are the first general elections since the Modi government took away Kashmir’s special status in 2019. Voting has become a way for many Kashm…

Preparations are under way at major Channel crossing points for a new automated European Union (EU) border IT system due to start this October, despite fears of queue chaos for holidaymakers.Under the Entry Exit System (EES) non-EU nationals, including Brits, will have to register biometric information the first time they cross the border.This has …

Papua New Guinea authorities say nearly 7,900 people living near the site of a deadly landslide are "at risk" as rock and debris continues to move down the hillside. An alert for potential evacuation has been put out, with a province official saying the mountain remains "very active". Rescuers say it is increasingly unlikely that victims will be fo…

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting later on Tuesday to discuss Israel's strike on the southern Gazan city of Rafah on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while hundreds more were treated for severe burns, fractures and shrapnel wounds.Israeli strikes in Rafah have continued despite…

Russian forces say they have taken two more Ukrainian villages in the east of the country. Moscow's foreign ministry announced the capture of one village in the Kharkiv region and another one in Donetsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Western leaders to pressure Russia into peace using "all means" necessary.Mr Zelensky has long sa…

The grain left from beer production is being used to make alternative leather and it means no animals or plastic is used to make the material.The waste is usually used for animal feed or could even end up in landfill.So, how does the technology work? This video is from BBC Click, the BBC’s flagship technology programme.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly…

At least 45 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Hamas-run health ministry says.Videos from the scene in the Tal al-Sultan area on Sunday night showed a large explosion and intense fires burning.The Israel Defense Forces said it had killed two senior Hamas offi…

There are fears the number of missing following a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea could stretch into the thousands, a government agency has said.The acting director of the nation's National Disaster Centre said in a letter it was feared more than 2,000 people were buried alive in Friday's disaster.However, an exact casualty figure has been har…

Flo has spent much of her life camouflaging or masking who she really is in order to fit into the non-autistic world.Here's why she decided to stop.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news Video from @bbcideas#Autism #BBCIdeas #BBCNewsBBC News

In the village of Lyptsi, Ukrainian forces appear to have blunted Russia’s surprise offensive.A few weeks ago, they were rapidly advancing towards Kharkiv - but with the help of reinforcements, Ukraine is slowly stemming the tide.One Ukrainian unit on the frontline call themselves the Peaky Blinders, after the cult TV series.Oleksandr, their leader…

A new device to help reduce the time cancer patients spend in hospital has been given regulatory approval.The Liberty allows patients to take blood tests and upload the results at home without supervision.Patients said it has allowed them to cut down on draining hospital visits, while clinicians have suggested it could boost NHS productivity.Howeve…

How do you go from experimenting with an idea to creating a multi-award-winning video game? Well, the minds at Sad Owl Studios achieved just that when they scooped two awards at the Bafta Game Awards, including best British video game. They sat down with BBC Newsbeat to discuss their cheeky speeches, the troubling state of staffing in the gaming in…

The European Union's top diplomat says the bloc will have to make a choice between supporting international institutions and the rule of law. Joseph Borrell was speaking after the UN’s highest court ruled that Israel had to halt its military offensive in Raffah, in response to a case brought by South Africa. South Africa has accused Israel of viola…